Oil companies face a wrongful death suit tied to climate change
- Posted on May 30, 2025
- By NPR
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Oil companies face a wrongful death suit tied to climate change

Julie Leon died of hyperthermia in Seattle on June 28, 2021 — the hottest day in the city's history. A lawsuit claims she was a victim of oil companies' "misrepresentations" about climate change.